Synaptics said this week that it is working with Microsoft to bring touchpads with integrated fingerprint sensors to PC hardware makers, making Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology available to more people. A Synaptics... Read more »
Microsoft didn’t do cord cutters any favors with Windows 10. As revealed a few months ago, the free upgrade for Windows 7 and higher wipes out Windows Media Center, a decade-old program... Read more »
A new user-created tool could help you coax more performance out of your AMD Radeon graphics card. Maybe. The latest GPU hacking project making the rounds on the Overclock.net forums is a... Read more »
After an eternity of hype, innuendo and rumors, Intel’s Core i7-6700K, code-named “Skylake,” is finally here—and it’s actually worth the wait. But only if you have realistic expectations, not those built up... Read more »
The narrative is already in place on Intel’s new Broadwell for desktop CPU: It’s the chip no one wanted. As someone who watched this story unfold, I know the truth is actually... Read more »
Windows 10 isn’t really free. Realizing why and how it isn’t really free can help you understand why installing the operating system on 1 billion systems by 2017 is such a big... Read more »

Intel has announced two new overclockable enthusiast-class CPUs, the first of itsSkylake generation, at the ongoing Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. The Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K are based on a brand... Read more »
Microsoft on Thursday launched an app called Keyboard for Excel on Google Play for Android 4.0 and higher tablet devices. As yet, the app is restricted to users in the US, and... Read more »